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The GDN project, Supporting Policy Research to Inform Agricultural Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, commissioned ten country research teams in 2011, to carry out a rigorous process of synthesizing existing knowledge on agricultural issues in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

INDIANAPOLIS, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Indianapolis 500 driver Katherine Legge will honor millions of Girl Scouts by wearing the Girl Scout logo on her helmet this Sunday when she competes for the second time in the greatest spectacle in motorsports.  The first woman to win a major open-wheel race in North America, Legge attributes much of her success to the confidence and character she developed while growing up in the United Kingdom as a Girl Guide, part of a sister organization to Girl Scouts.

MOORESTOWN, N.J., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Denton Vacuum, LLC today announced that Vincent C. McGinty, the company's Vice President, Sales and Marketing, has been appointed President and CEO effective June 1, 2013.  McGinty will be replacing Rod Moore, who is leaving to become the president of a global manufacturer of food products.

HOUSTON, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY) today announced that Robert L. Gerry, VAALCO's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the RBC Capital Markets Global Energy and Power Conference in New York at the Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park hotel on Monday, June 3, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

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SOLANA BEACH, Calif., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MarcomCentral®, a leading marketing asset management and distributed marketing solution by PTI Marketing Technologies® Inc., announced the addition of PowerPoint to its set of dynamic marketing assets that utilize an organization's corporate templates, pre-approved content and intelligent rules to produce personalized marketing pieces.

WASHINGTON, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SnagFilms Inc., the privately-owned media and technology company offering independent films to the world, has been awarded Red Herring's Top 100 North America award, honoring the year's most promising private technology companies in America. SnagFilms was selected by Red Herring's editorial staff based on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, management quality, strategy and market penetration.  Red Herring judges these companies as "positioned to grow at an explosive rate."

CHICAGO, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In an endorsement of The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago's (RIC) financial strength, global reputation for excellence and vision for the future, Fitch Ratings, a global leader in financial information and corporate credit ratings, has assigned an "A-" rating to $125 million in fixed rate, 30-year bonds that the hospital will issue in June.

LOS ANGELES, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Flagship Food Group announced today that it has closed on its acquisition of Atlantic Foods Group, Ltd.  The transaction will bring together two businesses focused on developing, sourcing, manufacturing, and distributing a wide range of innovative food products for retail and restaurant customers.

HARRISBURG, Pa., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With temperatures rising and more motorcycles traveling on Pennsylvania roadways, PennDOT is urging motorists to share the road and watch out for motorcycles throughout the riding season.

"I urge all motorists to use common sense, obey the law and keep their attention solely on the task of driving," PennDOT Secretary Barry J. Schoch said. "Our message to all drivers and motorcyclists is to share in the responsibility of keeping all road users safe, and do your part by safely sharing the road."